Television receiver displaying multiplex video information on a vertically oblong display screen and an information displaying method thereof

Abstract

A television receiver includes a vertically oblon CRT having an aspect ratio of about 3:4, and a first and a second display part each having an aspect ratio of about 4:3 are formed together with a third display part (a status display part) in the display area of the CRT, so that a picture-in-picture display, a teletext display, etc. can be simultaneously produced on the first and second display parts together with a status display on the third display part without cutting out part of the displayed video information.

I claim: 
     
       1. A television receiving for displaying multiplex video information on a screen, said receiver comprising means for arranging a single CRT display having an aspect ratio of approximately 4:3 in an attitude in which its display screen is vertically oblong, means for dividing the entire area of said display screen to provide a horizontally oblong display part defining a first display area having an aspect ratio of approximately 4:3, means for dividing the remaining area of said display screen to provide another area having an aspect ratio of approximately 4:3, and means for utilizing the final remaining area of said display screen to define a third display area, wherein video information is displayed on one of said first display area and said second display area, and information related to or supplementing the video information displayed on said one of said first and second display area is displayed on the other of said first and second display area respectively. 
     
     
       2. A television receiver according to claim 1 wherein information indicating the status of at least one of the information displayed on said first and second display areas is displayed on said third display area. 
     
     
       3. A method of displaying video information comprising the steps of providing a television receiver with a single CRT display having an aspect ratio of approximately 4:3 in an attitude in which its display screen is vertically oblong, dividing the entire area of said display screen to provide a horizontally oblong display part defining a first display area having an aspect ratio of approximately 4:3, dividing the remaining area of said display screen to provide another horizontally oblong display part defining a second display area, and utilizing the final remaining area of said display screen to define a third display area, wherein video information is displayed on one of said first display area and said second display area, and information related to or supplementing the video information displayed on said one of said first and second display area is displayed on the other of said first and second display area respectively. 
     
     
       4. A method of displaying video information according to claim 3 wherein information indicating the status of at least one of the information displayed on said first and second display areas is displayed on said third display area.